Holman & Woods v. Georgia Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Evidence. Principal and Agent. Charge of Court. Contracts. Before Judge SNEAD. Richmond Superior Court. April Term, 1881. The plaintiff stored a quantity of wheat in the grain elevator of the Georgia Railroad, and took a receipt therefor, “subject only to the order hereon of Holman & Woods upon the surrender of this receipt”’ The wheat was delivered to Barnes upon his surrender of the receipt not indorsed by the plaintiffs.
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Evidence. Principal and Agent. Charge of Court. Contracts. Before Judge SNEAD. Richmond Superior Court. April Term, 1881. The plaintiff stored a quantity of wheat in the grain elevator of the Georgia Railroad, and took a receipt therefor, “subject only to the order hereon of Holman & Woods upon the surrender of this receipt”’ The wheat was delivered to Barnes upon his surrender of the receipt not indorsed by the plaintiffs. Subsequently demand was made of the defendant by the plaintiffs for the wheat, which being refused, an action of trover was brought. At the trial it was proved that Barnes…
1Opinion of the Court
Speer, Justice.
Plaintiffs in error sued the defendant for the value of 400 bushels red wheat in an action of trover. They ah leged that on April 4th, 1880, the defendant issued to them an “elevator receipt,” in which it was stipulated that “the wheat was subject only to the order of Holman & Woods hereon, and the surrender of this receipt.” Demand was made on defendant for the wheat on September 23d, 1880, and on refusal suit was brought. The jury, under the evidence and charge of the court, found a verdict for defendant. Whereupon plaintiffs below made a motion for a new trial on various…
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